The unlawful hashish market in Britain is now value an estimated £2.6 billion a yr and presents a major problem for the authorities because of the rising curiosity in its use for ache aid.
Hashish continues to be categorised as a Class B unlawful substance, however the Institute of Financial Affairs' market estimates point out appreciable underground commerce.
Yearly, three million Britons entry the illicit hashish market, with greater than 600,000 buying it for self-medication, in keeping with the outcomes of the Mamedica medical clinic.
Pharmaceutical firms are additionally starting to embrace hashish to deal with well being situations which have proven resistance to conventional medicines, in keeping with the agency's evaluation.
Referring to the newest studies, Madeica says that just about eight million power ache sufferers have tried with out success as much as three totally different medicines, which raises the curiosity in direction of medicinal hashish.
Globally, the medical hashish market is at the moment valued at $13 billion, with projections suggesting it may attain greater than $57 billion by 2028.
Regardless of the rising acceptance of the therapeutic advantages of hashish, the restrictions of the UK's public well being companies stop basic practitioners, of whom 73% are open to prescribing hashish, from doing so, says Mamedica.
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